Pedal-pad.



G. H. RIVES. 'PEDAL PAD.

APPLICATION F1LED NOV.19, 1915.

GERGE H'. EYES, OF NE'W YGRK, N. Y.

LTSS.

To all 'whom t may ooi/wem.:

Be it known that l, (leones H. Rives, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county and State of New Th1s 1nvent1on relatesv niore particularly to a class of devices adapted to be used in `conjunction with the brakes of vehicles. My invention has for its object primarily Fig. 4 is a section' taken on the line 1.,/

to provide a pad, or device designed to/ be employed on the pedal of the brake of a vehicle, suclras an automobile, to prevent the oto'fthe operator from slipping from the pedal especially when applying the brake', thereby overcoming the objections to the forms of foot pedals of this class ordinarily in use. This is accomplished mainly by providing a resilient pad having ese, or a number of passages transversely tierethrough, and in the passages are stripsof pliable metal of lengths so that the ends thereof extend beyond the pad for being bent over and under the edges of the foot pedal when the pad is applied thereto.

Through the part of each of the strips Within the passages of the pad is an aperturef and across each passage of the p ad :is an integral bridge member one of Which is arranged through the aperture of each strip `for anchoring the strips 'in the pad against accidental displacement.

A further object oi' the invention is to provide a pedal pad of simple, eliicient and durable construction, and which is suscepa tible of being made in various sizes and shapes so as to 'be adapted for use junction with feet 'pedals of various't e. practical embodiment et the inten is represented in the accoinpanying drawing forming a part of this specification in which similar characters of reference indicate oorresponding parts in all the views, the said inventionbeing more fully described here inafter, and'then pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

In the drawing, Figure l'fis a. 'top 'plan of one form 'of pedal pad embodying any 'inn vention. Fig. 2 is a seetion taken on the line II-H of Fig. l. vFig. 3 isa top plan of a slightly different forni of the pedal pad.

. lV of Fig. 3. F ig. 5 is a top planet anw otherdiferent form of the pedazpad.

specification of Letters iraient.

6 is a section talenv on lthe line Patenten ser. a, ieee'. application ena november 19,153,115. seriimeaeos. l i" i" i F ig. 5. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vieivfsliivl ing a side elevation' of the pedal pad"` i us trated '1n Fig: l when applied to a foot pedal, and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary viewshovving an end of the pad and of the foot pedal.f

The device has a pad 10v made of rubbei-,w

orany other resilientfmaterial, and this'rsilient padniay be substantially ovalor rectangular, or other desired shape andsize in order to conform With any design of foot v i pedal of the brake of a vehicle, especially an automobile.

ln Figs. l and 2 is shown a form'fof the resilient pad l0 having a transverseopening, or passage l1 disposed centrally therethrough from. one part of its edge to'anr opposite part of the edge, and also centrally through the pad crosswise With respect'to' the passage 1 1 lis another passage 12 which may be above the' `passage 11, though forms passage is employed.

In thepassage 1l of the resilient padis of the pad may be made in whichon'ly onef."

a strip l?) of pliable metal which is koff-,aj length so that its ends extend some distan'e beyond the edge of thepad, and inthe pasf sage l2 of the pad is another strip i4 also of pliable metal of a" length so thatits ends extend beyond the pad. The central part of the strip 13 is aperture@ at 15,-and in the central partof the strip 14 is also an apen.

ture 16. In order to anchor the strips,13

Land le against. accidental displacement in the' pad, across the central part of the passage 1l of the resilient pad is an integral bridge member, or plug, or partition l? which is disposed through the aperture- "l5 ofthe strip 13, and this partition el size so to snugly lit iii-'the aperture te prei inoyeinent or the strip. leress the central' part of the passage l2 of thepadis a second integral bridgev iiieinber, orfplug, orpartition ldisposedthrough the aperture i6 of the stripl, 4and this partition is 4 also Iof a size to lit snugly in the aperture to prevent movement of the strip.

ln Figs. 3 and 4l is illustrated a forrnjloiilthe device' whereiny the pad'j 10 is substant fl'ly rectangular in shape, and through'th 'pad lill() from one end to its other end aretvvospaebdg.;

parallel openiigaffor passages -19 andQO.

latifj L to the passagesrlQ and 2 0 Jarez-tho spaced parallelopenings, or passages Qland Alse through the: padv transversely Witlfei l 22 extending trein ene side 'edgejto the other side edge. Through the passages 19 and 2O are disposed strips 23 and 24 preferably of pliable metal, and these strips are of lengths so that their ends extend beyond the ends of the pad. In the passages 21 and 22 of the pad are arranged strips 25 and 26 also of pliable metal, and these strips are of lengths ,so that the ends thereof extend be ond the yits passage of the pad is similarly apertured, at 30. To prevent the pad `from slipping on the strip 23, 24, 25, 26, the passages 19 and '20 of the pad are bridged byintegral partition members, or plugs 31 and 32Keach of which is disposed through each of the apertures 27 and 28 of the strips 23 and 24, vand these partition members are of sizes to snugly fit the apertures of the strips. The passages 21 and 22 of the-pad are bridged by integral partition members, or plugs 33 and 34 each of which is disposed through each of the apertures 29 and 30 of the strips 25 and 26, and these partit-ion members are also of sizes to closely fit the apertures.

Shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is a form of the device wherein the resilient pad 10 is also substantially rectangular in shape, and transversely through the pad extending from one of its side edges to the other are two spaced parallel openings, or passages 35 and 36. In the passages 35 and 36 are two strips 37 and 38 ofv pliable metal, and botlrof these strips are-of lengthsso that their ends ex` tend "some, distance beyond the side edges of the pad. Through the part of the strip 37 within the pad is 'an aperture 39, and through the part of the strip 38 in the pad is an aperture 40. The passage 35 of the pad is bridged by an integral plug, or partition member, as 41, whichl is disposed through the l aperture 39 of the strip. 37, and the passage 35 which lits closely in the aperture 45 of the \co 36ofthe pad is bridged by an integral plug, or partition member 42 which passes through the aperture 40 of the strip 38, both of the partition members 41 and 42 being of sizes so as to tightly fit the respective aperture of these strips. Embedded in the pad preferably under the strips 37 and 38 and crosswise relatively to the strips, are two spaced metal plates, as 43 and 44, for stiffening the vpad when desired, and these plates may be of the same lengths, or somewhat shorter than the lengthof the pad, as shown. In the central part of the stiilening plate 43 is an aperture 45, and in the central part of the plate 44 isan aperture 46. Serving to hold these stiflening plates firmly in the pad may be an integral plug member, as 47,

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customary to'mold the pad by liquefying Y v th'e rubber which is poured into the mold. By suitably arranging the pliable metal strips and the stilfening plates first in the mold, and then pouring the liquid rubber therein the strips and the plates will be embedded in the pad, which will be formed in the shape desired as well as providing the plug, or partition members of the pad to hold the strips and plates therein, 4as above described.

To apply the device to the foot pedal of for instance the brake of an automobile a suitable form of the pad with its pliable strips are disposed on the top of the pedal, Ias 49, Figs. 7 and 8, and the strips are bent over and under the side edges of the pedal ,v

so as to tightly engage the underside of the pedal. The device will thereby be held to the foot pedal against accidental movement for use to prevent the foot of the chauffeur from 'tending `to slip from the foot pedal when the brake of the vehicle is applied.

Ig the foregoing description, I have embodl'ed the preferred form of my invention, but I do notwishto be understood as limiting myself thereto, as I am aware that modi.- fications may be made therein wit-hout departing from the principle, or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, therefore I reserve to myselfl the right to lake such changes as fairly fall within the scope thereof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent v 1. A device of the character described, comprising a pad. adapted -to be applied' on a pedal, and a pliable strip embedded in the pad so that its ends extend beyond the pad for being bent over and .under the edges of the pedal, part of said strip in the pad hav'- ing an aperture, and the pad being formed to` provide a 4member disposed in the aper- \ture whereby the strip will be held in the pad against accidental displacement.

2. A dev ice of the character described, comprising VLla pad adapted to be applied on a pedal, and two pliable strips embedded relativelycrosslwise in the pad so that their ends extend beyond thepad forI being bent over and under the edges of the pedal, the;

part of each 'of said strips in the pad having an aperture, and the pad being formed to provide a member disposed in eachof the apertures of the; strips whereby the strips will be held inthe pad against accidental displacement.

3. A device of the character described,

mprising a pad adapted to be applied on;

mareas a pedal, two pliable strips embedded in the pad in spaced parallel arrangement so that their ends extend beyond the pad for being bent over and under the edges of the pedal,

v part of each of said strips in the pad having an aperture, and the pad being formed to provide a member disposed in each of the apertures of the strips whereby the strips will be held in the pad against acci-v dental displacement, and a plate-embedded in the pad under the strips for stiening the pad. ,f 4. A ldevice of the character described, comprising a resilient pad adapted to be applied on a pedal, and the pad havingv a passage transversely therethrough, and a pliable metal strip in the passage, having its ends extending beyond the pad for being bent over and under the edges of the pedal,

part of said strip in the pad having an aperture, and means in. the pad engaging the aperture of the strip whereby the strip will be held in the pad against accidental displacement. v

device of the character described, comprising a resilient pad adapted to be applied on a pedal, and the pad having two spabed passages transversely therethrough, two pliable metal strips, one in each ot' the passages ofthe pad, and these strips being of' lengths so that their ends extend beyond the p ad for being bent over and under the edges'of the pedahthe' part of each strip in the pad having an aperture, and means in the pad engaging the apertnre of each strip whereby the strips will be held in the pad against accidental displacement. y

6. A device of the character described, comprising a resilient pad adapted to be ap' plied` on a pedal, and the pad having spaced passages transversely therethrough,l a number of the passages being disposed crosswise with respect to the other passages, a pliable strip inu each passage, having its ends extending beycmdtlfie pad for being bent over 45 and under the edges of the pedal, the part of each strip in the pad having an aperture,

andl means in the pad engaging the aperture of each strip whereby the strips will beV held in the pad against accidental dispiacement. l v

This specification 4signed and witnessed this eighteenth day of November A, D. i915, i

GEORGE H. RVES. l

Witnesses: i

Roer. B. fieee'r'r, M. DERMODY. 

